Forbidden Fruit – English Lyrics

• By: Paul van Dyk
• Album: This World Is Ours

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

What you see you must not touch, what you see

What you want you cannot have, what you want

As Adam plucked the apple from the tree he never realised

A chemical and biological attraction, came to be

Consummate, your one desire

Physically connect as one

To copulate, will quench the fire

Burning fiercely in the soul and mind

What you want

You know you can't touch

What you see

You know you can't have

What you need

It's just what you feel

What you can't have

You want more and more

Once you've had a taste you're hypnotized

Forbidden fruit resist the call

An appetite, to self-indulge

Keep's growing stronger by the day

Your self-control, you're bound to lose

If you continue in this feverish way

Once you've had a taste you're hypnotized

Forbidden fruit resist the call

Don't be drawn into it's sweet desires

Forbidden fruit can change it's form

Everything is spiritual, everything has a spirit, everything is brought to

You by the creator

As Adam plucked the apple from the tree he never realised

A chemical and biological attraction, came to be

Why, why did man create all of these things?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
Forbidden /fərˈbɪdn̩/ B1	adjective - Not allowed; prohibited.
Fruit /fruːt/ A1	noun - The sweet, fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
Adam /ˈædəm/ A2	noun - (Biblical) The first man, according to the Abrahamic religions.
Apple /ˈæpl/ A1	noun - The round fruit of a tree of the rose family, typically red or green and eaten raw or used in cooking.
Pluck /plʌk/ B1	verb - To take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place.
Realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ A2	verb - To become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly.
Attraction /əˈtrækʃn̩/ B1	noun - The action or power of drawing or being drawn to something; a quality or feature that makes something interesting or desirable.
Chemical /ˈkɛmɪkl/ B1	adjective - Relating to chemistry or chemicals.
Biological /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ B2	adjective - Relating to biology or living organisms.
Desire /dɪˈzaɪər/ B1	noun - A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. verb - To strongly wish for or want (something).
Consummate /ˈkɒnsəmeɪt/ C1	verb - To complete (a marriage or relationship) by sexual intercourse; to make (something) perfect or complete.
Copulate /ˈkɒpjuleɪt/ C1	verb - To engage in sexual intercourse.
Quench /kwɛntʃ/ B2	verb - To satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking; to extinguish (a fire).
Fierce /fɪəs/ B2	adjective - Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness; showing a heartfelt and powerful intensity.
Soul /səʊl/ B1	noun - The spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal; emotional or intellectual energy or intensity.
Hypnotize /ˈhɪpnətaɪz/ B2	verb - To produce a state of hypnosis in (someone); to fascinate (someone) and hold their entire attention.
Appetite /ˈæpɪtaɪt/ B1	noun - A natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for food; a strong desire or liking for something.
Self-control /ˌsɛlf kənˈtrəʊl/ B2	noun - The ability to control one's emotions, desires, or actions.
Feverish /ˈfiːvərɪʃ/ B2	adjective - Having or showing the symptoms of a fever; characterized by intense emotion or activity.
Spiritual /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/ B2	adjective - Relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things; relating to religion or religious belief.

Key Grammar Structures

• What you see you must not touch, what you see

  ➔ Present simple tense with modal verb 'must'

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with 'must' to express a strong prohibition or obligation. 'Must not touch' emphasizes a strict rule.

• As Adam plucked the apple from the tree he never realised

  ➔ Past simple tense with 'plucked' and past continuous with 'never realised'

  ➔ The sentence combines past simple ('plucked') for a completed action and past continuous ('never realised') for an ongoing action that was interrupted.

• Consummate, your one desire

  ➔ Imperative mood with 'consummate'

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give a direct command or instruction. 'Consummate' here is a verb in its base form, acting as a command.

• What you want you cannot have, what you want

  ➔ Present simple tense with modal verb 'cannot'

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense with 'cannot' to express impossibility or inability. 'Cannot have' indicates something is unattainable.

• Once you've had a taste you're hypnotized

  ➔ Present perfect with 'have had' and present simple with 'are hypnotized'

  ➔ The sentence combines present perfect ('have had') to indicate a past action with a present result, and present simple ('are hypnotized') for a current state.